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[quote=Anonymous]Or get rid of the car :)  There are all sorts of wonderful options now for getting around DC - Capital BikeShare and my personal favorite Car2Go.  Car2Go are little smart cars that you can fit in the smallest park spot. Great for going to the crowded parts of the city.  They have an app which shows you where they are around you and you reserve one up to 30 minutes in advance.  You can leave them in any legal parking space - do NOT have to pay the metes - the only exception is a street which changes due to rush hours laws.   Then you go off and do what you want.  Find another Car2Go to go home or call Uber/Lyft.  Even if you do have a car which I do - I use all of these options plus metro a lot - really extends your mobility.

There's some great outdoors in DC - kayak, row or paddle board on the Potomac, Rock Creek Park has great hiking and trails.  Towpath, Capital Crescent, Teddy Roosevelt Island. Oh - and learn to drive Rock Creek - you might need a native to teach you - it changes directions based on what time of the day but it is the most stress free way to navigate around NW.

Try to be a little laid back about everything initially - it's a lot better than than the Barry years but there are still things that make you scratch your head.  Crime is real but don't get freaked out about it -the media always makes it seem worse.  That said - be smart and don't be afraid to be considered rude to be safe.  I've lived here since 1990 and was the only one I knew who didn't get mugged back in in DuPont in the early 90's.  Cross the street if you want to.  If you live in a high street crime area - leave your car unlocked with nothing in it - better than broken windows :)

Often there is more property crime in the nicer areas but more street crime in the rougher.

Avoid the mall and the museums in the summer and spring break!

Best outdoor swimming pool for laps is Hains Point - you can see the Washington Monument!  The DC public pools are kept in pretty good shape for the summer heat.  Leave town in July and August if you can.[/quote]

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